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To apply, applicants are advised to submit a CV and a supporting letter from their boss recommending him/her. Candidates in their pre exam year would be an ideal. Applications should go to Mr Russell Taylor . Mr.Taylor and Prof Hutson will either short list or interview applicants at the BAPS conference in Austria.




Centre: Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Trainers: General/Thoracic: Alex Auldist, Russell Taylor, Tom Clarnette, Jo  Crameri
Urology/General: Alan Woodward, John Hutson, Neil McMullin, Chris Kimber, Mike O'Brien
This is a very busy clinical post without the constraints of EWTD. The unit comprised 4 teams, each with 2 or 3 Consultant surgeons, a Registrar and Resident on each team. There is more clinical and operative exposure during the standard working week than during a comparable week on a surgical unit in the UK, where one registrar would often only be working for one Consultant surgeon. The Consultants take the surgical training very seriously with teaching sessions at 7.30am on 3 mornings during the week. In addition to the clinical experience, it is an excellent preparation for the FRCS(Paed).
Melbourne has a huge experience of treating oesophageal atresia including oesophageal replacement - experience that it would only be possible to gain in some of the units in the UK. The proportion of cases performed using minimal access (either laparoscopic or thoracoscopic) techniques is still relatively high compared to many UK centres. Exposure to trauma is excellent, with the on call surgical registrar usually taking the responsibility of leading the assessment of the trauma patient, and there is also training in burn management. The urology exposure is also very good. Melbourne is the exstrophy centre for Victoria - in the UK, only trainees in Manchester or at Gt.Ormond St. would get exstrophy exposure - it also has a world-class reputation for the management of intersex.

The annual Simpson Smith Symposium focuses on aspects of paediatric surgery, providingan insight into innovation and current practice, with speakers from major centres of excellence in the field. The topics for this year are Long TermOutcomes and Laparoscopic vs Open Surgery.
 
The day will end with an open lecture,The Simpson Smith Memorial Lecture: “No longer stuck! Electrical therapy provides a bright spark of hope for managing slow transit constipation” Professor John Hutson (Melbourne, Australia)
 
The Symposium attracts regular and new participants each year fromcentres in theUKand throughoutEurope. The thematicdesign of the day enables speakers to give in-depth information onthe topics chosen, and there are opportunities for discussion with speakers and participants working in many different areas.

FEES:
Early Bird (register before 9th April 2009):£160 or £100 for trainees
Full fee (after 9thApril 2009):£180 or £120 for trainees

ON THE DAY FEE: this year £220 will be charged if you register on the day;to avoid the extra charge please sendyour application form in advance
 

For further details please go to:
http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/education/short_courses/courses/2S_71

 

Download the Trainee Rep Report on the BAPES Executive Meeting 23/01/09

Feedback from Nottingham Meeting November 2008
Audit
Next BAPES Meeting
Trainee Representation

Simon Blackburn

Reports from the SAC meeting can be downloaded from the links below.


STC Programme directors meeting

Trainee report


Clare Rees

A new section on SAC - Specialist Advisory Committee has been added which gives info about :

*The role of the SAC
*SAC liaison member
*Guidance on making a complaint about your training

View the section here.

BAPS President Mr.Drake will be at the meeting and will meet the trainees.

Reminder : BAPS National Training Day for trainees in Paediatric Surgery - Leicester on the 12th and 13th of March 2009.
Download registration form and details.

Dear Member of the ESPU,
 
Thesis must be approved by a university in Europe (or in a country affiliated with the UEMS). Thesis of the year 2006-2007-2008 can be submitted. Thesis can be in a different language but should consist of at least two articles published in a peer reviewed journal, the introduction and conclusion should be in the English language. A thesis cannot be submitted twice.

You have to submit 5 copies to the ESPU administrative coordinator
Annie Swerts
UZ Leuven Urologie/Kinderurologie
49 Herestraat,
B-3000 Leuven,
Belgium.

You have to include (or e-mail) a summary of your work in "10 slides" in a PowerPoint presentation
 
Deadline 29th March 2009
 
Professor Serdar Tekgul, Chair Scientific Committee, and the review committee will evaluate your thesis. 
The winner will be announced during the ESPU Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, 6-9 May 2009.
(sponsored by an unrestricted grant from Q-med(r))